July may have come and went, but you don't have to say that the summer's over just yet. There's still plenty of time to get out and soak up some of those golden rays. Dr. Jah and The Love Prophets and King Yellowman & The Sagittarius Band are sure to bring the heat at Thursday's Reggae Night, concluding this year's Alive at Five series. This Friday just so happens to be 1st Friday, a monthly collab between the Upstate Artists Guild, Lark Street BID, and the local community in celebration of Albany art and culture. Wine, dine, and dance across various neighborhoods throughout the city from 5:00-9:00pm. The Black Arts and Cultural Festival Presented by McDonald's this Saturday is sure to satisfy all of your entertainment needs with art, dance, and musical performances including an appearance by Jody Watley and Shalamar Reloaded.
Thursday, August 3
Hyde Night Out: Georgia O'Keefe Doscumentary
Location: The Hyde Collection
Address: 161 Warren Street, Glens Falls, NY 12801
Time: 6:00PM
Evenings at the Institute
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12210
Time: 5:00PM-8:00PM
Improv Jam!
Location: The Mopco Improv Theatre
Address: 10 North Jay Street, Schenectady, NY 12305
Time: 7:00PM-9:00PM
Open Mic Night
Location: Hudson River Coffee House
Address: 227 Quail Street, Albany, NY 12203
Time: 8:00PM-Midnight
Alive at Five: King Yellowman & the Sagittarius Band
Location: Jennings Landing
Time: 5:00PM-8:00PM
Schuyler Mansion Special Focus Tour: When Alexander Hamilton Called Albany Home
Location: Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site
Address: 32 Catherine Street, Albany, NY 12202
Time: 2:00 PM
Collaborative Mural Painting
Location: Iroquois Indian Museum
Address: 324 Caverns Road, Howes Cave, NY 12092
Time: All Day
Tri-City ValleyCats vs. Staten Island Yankees
Location: Joseph L Bruno Stadium
Address: 80 Vandenburgh Avenue, Troy, NY 12180
Time: 7:00PM
Friday, August 4
1st Friday Albany
Location: Various Locations throughout Albany
Time: 5:00PM-9:00PM
First Friday Art Show and Wine Tasting
Location: IL Faro Restaurant & Bar
Address: 698 N Pearl Street, Albany, NY 12204
Times: 5:00PM-7:00PM
Historic Horse Drawn Trolley Tours
Location: Irish American Heritage Museum
Address: 370 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207
Times: 11:00AM-12:15PM
Historic Horse Drawn Trolley Tours
Location: Irish American Heritage Museum
Address: 370 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207
Times: 1:00PM-2:15PM
Fringe Friday
Location: The Mopco Improv Theatre
Address: 10 North Jay Street, Schenectady, NY 12305
Time: 8:00PM-10:00PM
North Country Arts Hosts Opening Reception at NCA at the Shirt Factory for Sun Splash
Location: NCA at the Shirt Factory Gallery
Address: 71 Lawrence Street #114, Glens Falls, NY 12801
Times: 5:00PM-7:00PM
Live Music At The Ginger Man!
Location: The Ginger Man
Address: 234 Western Avenue, Albany, NY 12203
Time: 8:00PM-11:00 PM
Themed Friday Night Party Cruise
Location: Erie Canal Cruises
Address: 800 Mohawk Street, Herkimer, NY 13350
Time: 7:00PM-9:00PM
Farmer's Market
Location: Empire State Plaza
Time: 10:00AM-2:00PM
Collaborative Mural Painting
Location: Iroquois Indian Museum
Address: 324 Caverns Road, Howes Cave, NY 12092
Time: All Day
Power of Crystals Workshop
Location: ACCA Community Education Building
Address: 90 McCarty Avenue, Albany, NY 12202
Times: 6:00PM-7:30PM
Saturday, August 5
Black Arts and Cultural Festival Presented by McDonald's
Location: Empire State Plaza
Times: 2:00PM-7:00PM
City Beer Hall's House Party
Location: City Beer Hall
Address: 42 Howard Street, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 11:00PM-Late
Challenger Adventure
Location: Museum of Innovation and Science
Address: 15 Nott Terrace Heights, Schenectady, NY 12308
Time: 2:00PM-3:00PM
Schuyler Mansion Special Focus Tour: Women of Schuyler Mansion
Location: Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site
Address: 32 Catherine Street, Albany, NY 12202
Time: 2:00 PM
Weekend Gallery Talks
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12210
Time: 1:00PM
Tri-City ValleyCats vs. Aberdeen IronBirds
Location: Joe Bruno Stadium
Address: 80 Vandenburgh Avenue, Troy, NY 12180
Time: 7:00PM
Sunday, August 6
Sunday Night Blues Jam
Location: McGeary's Irish Pub
Address: 4 Clinton Square, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 7:30PM-Midnight
Puppet Show
Location: Iroquois Indian Museum
Address: 324 Caverns Road, Howes Cave, NY 12092
Time: 2:00PM
Challenger Adventure
Location: Museum of Innovation and Science
Address: 15 Nott Terrace Heights, Schenectady, NY 12308
Time: 2:00PM-3:00PM
Schuyler Mansion Special Focus Tour: When Alexander Hamilton Called Albany Home
Location: Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site
Address: 32 Catherine Street, Albany, NY 12202
Time: 2:00 PM
Weekend Gallery Talks
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12210
Time: 1:00PM
Tri-City ValleyCats vs. Aberdeen IronBirds
Location: Joe Bruno Stadium
Address: 80 Vandenburgh Avenue, Troy, NY 12180
Time: 5:00PM
Ongoing
Mamma Mia!
From: July 7, 2017 to August 13, 2017 (Recurring daily)
Location: Capital Repertory Theatre
Address: 111 N. Pearl St., Albany, NY 12207
Times: Tues., Weds., Thurs., at 7:30 pm; Fri., Sat. at 8 pm; Sat at 3 pm, Sun at 2pm; Weds 7/19, 7/26 and 8/2 at 2pm
Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site: 2017 Season
From: May 17, 2017 - October 29, 2017 Season
Location: Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site
Address: 32 Catherine St, Albany, NY 12202
Times: From: 11:00 AM-5:00 PM
Erie Canal Re-Imagined
From: July 1, 2017 - October 1, 2017
Location: Mabee Farm Historic Site
Address: 1080 Main Street, Rotterdam Junction, NY 12150
Time: 10:00AM-4:00PM
The Hudson River School: Landscape Paintings from the Albany Institute
July 08, 2017-Ongoing
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
The Fashionable Portrait
From: July 15, 2017 - March 31, 2018
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Time: Wednesday, Friday, Saturday 10:00AM-5:00PM; Thursday 10:00AM-5:00PM; Sunday 12:00PM-5:00PM
Wild Things: Images of Animals and Nature by Living Resources Arts Program
From: July 6, 2017 - August 30, 2017
Location: Albany Heritage Area Visitors Center
Address: 25 Quackenbush Square, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 9:00AM-4:00PM Monday-Friday; 10:00AM-3:00PM Saturday; 11:00AM-3:00PM Sunday
The Wedding of the Waters: Erie Canal and the Underground Railroad
Location: Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence
Address: 194 Livingston Ave. Albany, NY 12210
Times: From: 1:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Monday through Friday, Saturday 1pm-4pm
Tales From Sleepy Hollow, presented by Confetti Stage Theater
From: August 4, 2017 to August 13, 2017 (Every Sunday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday)
Location: Ten Broeck Mansion Gardens
Address: 9 Ten Broeck Place, Albany, NY 12210
Times: 7:30 PM; 2PM Sunday Matinees
Casting Her Ballot: Emily Rankin and the Suffrage Question
From: May 17, 2017 - December 23, 2017 (Every Wednesday, Saturday)
Location: Historic Cherry Hill
Address: 523 1/2 S Pearl Street, Albany, NY 12202
Time: 1:00PM, 2:00PM, 3:00PM
North Country Arts 2nd Floor Gallery at City Hall Opens August Art Exhibition
From: July 31, 2017 - August 25, 2017 (Recurring week days)
Location: 2nd Floor Gallery at City Hall
Address: 42 Ridge St., Glens Falls, NY 12801
Times: 9:00AM-4:00PM
Always Know Your Pal
From: May 2, 2017 - October 28, 2017 (Tuesday to Sunday)
Location: Waterford Historical Museum and Cultural Center
Address: 2 Museum Lane, Waterford, NY 12188
Time: 10:00AM-3:00PM (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday); 12;30PM-3PM Sunday
The Irish and the Erie Canal
From: April 19, 2017 - October 29, 2017
Location: Irish American Heritage Museum
Address: 370 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207
Time: Regular Museum Hours
OVERLOOK: Teresita Fernández confronts Frederic Church at Olana
From: May 14, 2017 - November 5, 2017
Location: Olana State Historic Site
Address: 5720 Rte 9G, Hudson, NY 12534
Time: 11:00 AM-4:00 PM
Spotlight: Erie Canal
From: March 25, 2017 - August 20, 2017
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Ellsworth Kelly: Slow Curve and Fruits & Flowers
From: June 25, 2017 - September 24, 2017
Location: The Hyde Collection
Address: 161 Warren Street, Glens Falls, NY 12801
Time: 10:00AM-5:00PM Tuesday-Saturday; 12:00PM-5:00PM Sunday
Ice Ages
From: January 03, 2017 - February 28, 2019 (Everyday, except Mondays)
Venue: New York State Museum
Address: Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12230
Time: 9:30AM-5:00PM
Hudson Valley Ruins
Location: New York State Museum
Address: Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12230
Time: Tuesday-Sunday 9:30AM-5:00PM
A Gather Of Glass: Selections From The Museum's Collection
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12210
To Distribute and Multiply: The Feibes & Schmitt Gift
From: June 10, 2017 - October 31, 2017
Location: The Hyde Collection
Address: 161 Warren Street, Glens Falls, NY 12801
Time: 10:00AM-5:00PM Tuesday-Saturday; 12:00PM-5:00PM Sunday
Ancient Egypt
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12210
Traders and Culture: Colonial Albany and the Formation of American Identity
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12210
Women of New Netherlands
Every Saturday except August 12 and September 16
Location: Crailo State Historic Site
Address: 9 1/2 Riverside Avenue, Rensselaer, NY 12144
Time: 12:00PM
For these and other events, check out our event calendar here.
